Billiard-cue tip and fastener.



0. MARX.

BILLIABD CUE TIP AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 1908.

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

Rm ma i m m WITNESSES mvfg UNITE CONRAD MARX, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y.

IBILLIARD-CUE TI AND FASTENER.

943, 36G. Specification of Application filed March 27,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, COKRAD Manx, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented anew and Improved Billiard-Cue Tip and Fastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved billiard cue tip and fastener for use on cues with or without ferrules, and arranged to securely hold the tip in position and to allow convenient replacing of a worn out tip.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claim.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement as applied to a billiard cue hav ing a ferrule on the tip end; Fig. 2 is a partial longitudinal central section of the same; Fig. 3 is a like view of the improvement as applied directly to the end of a stick without the use of a ferrule; and Fig. 4: is a cross section of the improvement on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

The stick A of the billiard one shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is provided at its tip end with a reduced portion A, fitting into a recess B formed in the inner end of the ferrule B, on the outer end of which rests the base of the tip C made of leather or other suitable material.

The tip C is provided with a shank D, preferably made of metal, and formed at one end into outwardly curved prongs D driven into the base end of the tip C, so as to securely fasten the shank D to the tip C. The shank D extends through a bushing E made of soft rubber Or other suitable elastic material, fitting into a recess B formed in the outer end of the ferrule B. The recess B is preferably in the form of a frustum of a cone, so that when the bushing E is forced into the said recess then it is held against outward movement thereof by the inclined walls of the recess B The diameter of the shank D is somewhat in excess of the diameter of the bore of the bushing E,

Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14h, 19M).

Serial No. 423,502.

and when the shank D is pushed through the bushing E then the material thereof is compressed, as it is confined within the recess B and hence the bushing E by its inherent elasticity firmly clamps the shank D, thus holding the same securely in posit-ion.

The shank D extends through a central aperture in a partition B formed in the ferrule B and separating the recesses B and B from each other, and the shank also extends with its inner end into a central recess formed in the reduced portion A of the stick A, asplainly indicated in Fig. 2. By the arrangement described the shank D is held against sidewise movement owing to its bearing in the partition B and the reduced end A of the stick A, and lengthwise movement of the shank D is prevented by the clamping action of the compressed elastic bushing E.

In order to increase the holding action of the bushing E on the shank D, the latter is provided with sidewise extending lugs D surrounded by the elastic material of the bushing E and forming an additional retaining means for securely holding the shank D and consequently the tip G against longitudinal movement.

As illustrated in Fig. 3, the leather tip F is held directly on the tip end of the stick G, and is provided with a shank H having prongs H driven into the tip F. The shank H extends centrally through a bushing I of rubber or other elastic material, and also extends into a central recess formed in the stick Gr, so as to hold the shank H against sidewise movement. The shank H is also provided with retaining lugs H within the rubber bushing I.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the billiard cue tip and fastener described is very simple in construction, and the several parts can be readily placed in position, and in case the tip C or F is worn out it can be conveniently replaced by anew one by simply pulling the tip C or F with its shank D or H out of position and placing a new tip with a shank D or H in position on the billiard cue. The reduced end A of the stick A and the bushing E may be cemented or otherwise fastened in their respective recesses B and B and the base of the tip C or F may be cemented or glued to the end of the ferrule B or the tip end of the stick G.

The parts of the one are assembled in the form shown in Fig. 2 by placing the bushing in the recess, with the shank in place, the bushing being forced into the recess. The tip is 110w forced on to the end of the shank which extends through the bushing causing the prongs to enter the material of the tip, and the pressure used in forcing the tip in place, causes the prongs to diverge as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A billiard one having at the tip end there of an undercut recess, and a bore in axial alinenient with the recess, an elastic bushing in the recess, and a shank extending through 15 ing within the bushing laterally extending 2 lugs for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CONRAD MARX.

Witnesses JAMES V. RANDOLPH, LoUIs WITTENBERG. 

